“the name babalon, which is used to designate the office of scarlet woman, differs from the apocalyptic version not only in respect of its orthography but also for the following reasons. the biblical concept of the scarlet woman is already a corruption of that ancient magical tradition of…
With all due respect, I believe Mr. Grant has some wrong thinking here. To delegate Babalon to some kind of consort, a mere receptacle for The Beast, strips her of her power and majesty. Crowley being a prime example, he treated his Scarlet Women as disposable side-kicks.
Babalon, like Lilith, will not lie beneath.
To take away her Apocalyptic symbolism is to take away her major function- to destroy our conscious, to make us ready for a new Aeon.
She is NOT mere arm-candy for egoistic priests. Low be to those who try. She is not an office. She is a Goddess.